Your Name: Stephanie Bell
Name of Business: World
Prayer Project
Type of business: Spirit and prayer coach, inspirational speaker, author
What does your business do? I am here to encourage you to laugh more, and
to inspire, uplift and support you. I teach you how to "Dialogue With Your
Divine" and how to use prayer to simplify your life.
Why did you start the biz and when did your business open? I started the
biz full time in Feb 2008, with my first website,
PrayerWorksBecause.com going
live Jan, 2008. I started the biz because I'm passionate about the unlimited
benefits anyone can have from developing their relationship with a higher power
in a way that fully embraces their ideals, beliefs, and values.
How many people in your company? Me, myself, I, and God, of course!
What's your office location like? HMMMM -- my office space is currently in my den at home. I sit at my computer and with a slight right turn of my head I can see our sparkling turquoise swimming pool, beautiful green spruce hedges, and the bright blue sky, with glorious sunlight streaming everywhere!
What's the toughest part of running your biz? For me the toughest part of running a one-woman show is not having trusted associates to run ideas past, etc. Of course that is why I have the greatest online internet marketing coach on the planet : )
What's the most fun part? The most fun part for me is learning anything and everything about putting all the pieces together to build a deep and strong foundation. While I do sometimes get a tad overwhelmed with all of it, at the same time I feel more stimulated than I have in years and years and know it was one of the best decisions of my life to "retire" from 25+yrs career as a legal secretary/assistant.
Anything you would have done differently? What I would do differently - and do more even now -- is trust my own heart and my instincts and not waste time and energy second-guessing myself or having anxiety, guilt or fear about whether I'm doing "the right thing". Life flows best for me when I just trust in my Divine Guidance and believe I can fly! : )
Explain what's next on the horizon for you and your business? I'm learning how to ride the waves of Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Blogging, etc.) -- It's a wild ride but I'm absolutely loving it -- it totally suits my personality.
What advice do you have for others? (Don't hold back!) Guess I
covered that a bit in what I would do differently -- My best advice is to be
still on the inside, listen carefully for your inner wisdom, and then follow it
with your arms and heart open wide! Believe that you are a glorious child of a
loving God and a great treasure to the world PERIOD! Then GO FOR IT!
How do you use OnlineBizU.com to help with your biz or sanity?
OnlineBizU is a fabulous resource and I use it to save many hours of my time and
energy. Donna has a knack for putting all the internet marketing pieces together
in a very usable way -- complete with products and resources to go along with
all the strategies, tips and tricks. Online BizU articles are clear, easy to
understand and get straight to the point. I don't have to waste time surfing the
net for information from random sources -- Donna has it all in one, easy-to-find
place!
Personal Info:
School
School of 54 years of Life Experience with a Doctorate in "Hard Knocks" and "Doing It The Hard Way" . . .
Prior jobs or business?
I've owned 2 businesses in the past -- a legal secretarial transcription service, and a travel agency. In between I've also been a Law Office Manager, and IT Manager, a Project Coordinator and many, many years as a Legal Secretary/Assistant.
Favorite food? Mexican, Thai/Chinese and most anything on the
Cheesecake Factory's menu!
What are your pets' names?
no pets at the moment
Do any of these pets help with your biz? n/a
What person or event in your life led you to go into business for yourself?
One of my theme songs would probably be REBEL YELL because I've never been very
good at doing things "conventionally" . . . I think was just a born
entrepreneur, even though certain life circumstances caused me to opt for a
steady paycheck in between businesses!
And as for THIS particular business -- The "person" who led me here was
definitely The Big Guy In The Sky (and in my heart! ) : )
Website URL:
http://www.WorldPrayerProject.com
http://www.PrayerWorksBecause.com
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